kixxster

daedalusknight wrote:Glad you like it. I don't know that you'd need to explain it to people, though... if they're Pink Floyd fans they know the prism idea and they know that the last song on the album is "Eclipse." You can add the information that there was an unusually long solar eclipse in the year Dark Side of the Moon was released, but that's not needed to "get" the shirt.

If they're not Pink Floyd fans, it's a nicely designed graphic element with no meaning whatsoever. :-)

I would think that being a Pink Floyd fan, one would wonder why its not a prism...I know I was a little confused until I read your description. In any case, its a nice shirt =]

eHalcyon

I haven't read/watched the Neverending story, but this design is very ouroboros-like. It's cool, but I remember there was another shirt that was similar, though only because it was ouroboros-like as well, with the snake twisted into an infinity sign. I don't know if that would be a problem...

Mysteria1884

I just submitted 1984: Big Brother is Watching. You should vote for it for the sole reason that I created it using MS Paint! :-)

Does anybody know if woot changes the placement or size of the images? I don't really like it smack dab in the middle the way I originally submitted it, but I don't really want to resubmit it in a different place since it'd be the same design.

Jambando

SkekTek wrote:Oh, c'mon... we're not official history policemen here. If the artist made the shirt with a good-faith explanation as to why they thought the year was what it was, and shows evidence supporting that theory, we should accept it as such. As long as it's in the general ballpark. If it's way off and obvious, yeah reject (like saying the Godfather was released in 1956 or something like that).

When it's something like the human genome project, which took a long time for people to get their ducks in a row (so to speak) across many countries and institutions, hammering a specific date/year may be difficult. Just my $0.02 though... I think the shirt looks great.

daedalusknight

Mysteria1884 wrote:Does anybody know if woot changes the placement or size of the images? I don't really like it smack dab in the middle the way I originally submitted it, but I don't really want to resubmit it in a different place since it'd be the same design.

Woot generally does not change placement or size, though they will tweak a little. If you'd like the image in a different place you can remove your original entry (click the red "X") and post a new one with a different location.

Mysteria1884

I created this shirt in MS Paint - a terribly time-consuming task. I have much more useful programs at home, but since I created this at work, MS Paint was the only thing available. (Sorry boss! I'll get payroll done tomorrow...)

tallworm

littlejetties wrote:sorry Tallworm. I didn't mean to start a discussion about my tattoo. That being said. Thanks to all who like it. And yes, it was done pre-pluto contoversy. I wish my shirt designs would get this much attention.

Still love this shirt design tallworm. GMV.

No problem at all. Any publicity is good publicity Glad you like the design! I was hoping for a few more votes at this point but I guess everyone feels that way about their shirts.

klswoot

Oh James....should I admit that I had a huge crush on Ponch? You guys already know that I was born in 1969, so while in school we had to write to a person or business and request something from them. I was one of the few students that got a response to their letter. He (well, his publicity folks) sent a couple of head shots to me. This wasn't one of the pictures, but it brought back memories from that whole CHIPS era.

wonderstew

CarbonSasquatch

[I love the concept, since I thought of a similar design, but lack the artistic prowess to put in a submission. You might want to clarify the reference to 1956. Was this the year network programming was available in color? My "Century in Review" book shows the first commercially available color sets were sold in 1954 by Westinghouse, for more than $1200 (enough to buy a new car at the time) although they were dropping the price to $1000 after selling only 30 in two months.
I wonder if the graphic isn't a tad large, considering the itty bitty screens available in the 50's

mkdesign

mkdesign wrote:yeeeeah I really digg up on this one. Nice use of color and design.
"freakin' sweet"
Im a designer/ screenprinter, so if you dont win... I will print a gang of them for you. so, so, good

i shant give a damn when it was actually founded, organized, thought about, conceived or whatever. You cant really place a date on something of that magnitude.
At any rate: This is a phenominal design and therefor deserves the first prize.
so there.
I give it three thumbs up.
keep up the good work.

SkekTek

underblueskies wrote:So are you mocking the conspiracy theory or do you actually believe we faked the moon landing? I of course prefer to think we landed on the moon, so I don't think I'd wear this shirt.

Mocking.... we did land on the moon obviously (hundreds of pounds of rocks don't lie). But I thought, yes, I could do a moon landing shirt (I did). But it would be a BETTER idea to design something around the hoax theory... and there it is.

superspryte

rushblume wrote:Everyone seems to have a vote badge in the signature. Just trying to give props to the artists I was in the fog with and also campaign, as Woot suggests in the derby FAQ. I don't think it was out of line, but thanks for offering your opinion and best of luck to you!

If you want a sig then you need to click on the "your account" tab and enter the code for that stuff into the box at the bottom.

AdderXYU

QFLies. The whole concept of this derby is based on the years. It'd be like entering soda or soup in the water derby, rationalizing that it is made with water. An entry using the wrong year is completely off topic, as per the theme itself. If you can't hammer down a year, you shouldn't make the shirt. It'd be like making a Reagan shirt for 86, because hey, he was still the president then. And if you got the year wrong (again, thriller the video, which is the reference in said design, came out in late 83, nearly 84) then it's doubly off topic, because you've either made a design that's not from the right year if you're 82, or you've made a design not from your birth year if you then title it 83. I know woot can't really police our ages, but they sure can police the years. It's an idiotic theme, to be sure, but if they're going to base a theme off this, they should be able to base their rejections around year accuracy. If not, they should have rethought the theme. which is probably true anyway

sundbe10

mkdesign wrote:yeeeeah I really digg up on this one. Nice use of color and design.
"freakin' sweet"
Im a designer/ screenprinter, so if you dont win... I will print a gang of them for you. so, so, good

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